For Kyokushin Beginner Karate Belts – Karate Kids, Teenagers and Adults.
This list is designed to give you an idea of what a grading instructor is looking for in regards to the kihon (basics or fundamentals), at each belt level. This is by no means a complete list (meant as a good guide however). Stamina and sparring is also apart of gradings (sparring for Kyokushin blue belt and above). CLICK ON LINKS BELOW FOR VIDEOS (more video links added all the time).


ORANGE BELT (10th KYU) – 1st belt

  • A student’s ATTITUDE is equally considered in any grading assessment. We wish to see students not only growing stronger but also ever kinder, respectful, resilient and disciplined
  • TSUKIS (punches/strikes): oi tsuki (jab punch), gyaku tsuki (cross punch), seiken morote tsuki (double punch), seiken ago uchi (punch to the face from face cover)
  • DACHIS (stances): yoi dachi, fudo dachi, sanchin dachi, zenkutsu dachi and seiza (formal seated position)
  • UKES (blocks): seiken jordan uke and seiken gedan barai and be able to do both of these with hands open in shuto position
  • Be able to move in zenkutsu dachi and sanchin dachi while doing ukes and tsukis (see above)
  • GERIS (kicks): mae geri (front kick), hiza geri (knee kick), kin geri (groin kick)
  • KATA: taikyoku sono ichi and taikyoku sono ni


    SENIOR ORANGE BELT (9th KYU) – 2nd belt
  • A student’s ATTITUDE is equally considered in any grading assessment. We wish to see students not only growing stronger but also ever kinder, respectful, resilient and disciplined
  • Everything listed in previous belts
  • TSUKIS (punches/strikes): seiken shita tsuki (upper cut), seiken tate tsuki (vertical punch), seiken kagi tsuki (round house punch), hiji ate (elbow strike)
  • DACHIS (stances): musubi dachi, heiko dachi, heisoku dachi, kokutsu dachi
  • UKES (blocks): seiken soto uke and seiken uchi uke and be able to do both of these with hands open in shuto position
  • Be able to move in kokutsu dachi while doing ukes and tsukis (see above)
  • GERIS (kicks): mae keage (rising front stretch kick), yoko keage (side rising stretch kick), uchi mawashi keage (inside rising around stretch kick), soto mawashi keage (outside rising around stretch kick)
  • KATA: taikyoku sono san


    BLUE BELT (8th KYU) – 3rd belt
  • A student’s ATTITUDE is equally considered in any grading assessment. We wish to see students not only growing stronger but also ever kinder, respectful, resilient and disciplined
  • Everything listed in previous belts
  • DACHIS (stances): kiba dachi, tsuru ashi dachi, kumite dachi
  • UKES (blocks): the combined block seiken uchi uke with seiken gedan barai, seiken morote chudan uchi uke and be able to do both of these with hands open in shuto position
  • URAKEN UCHIS: (back of the fist strikes)
  • Be able to move in kiba dachi while doing ukes and uraken uchis (see above)
  • GERIS (kicks): kansetsu geri, yoko geri, mawashi geri
  • KATA: sokugi taikyoku sono ichi, sokugi taikyoku sono ni and sokugi taikyoku sono san


    SENIOR BLUE BELT (7th KYU) – 4th belt
  • A student’s ATTITUDE is equally considered in any grading assessment. We wish to see students not only growing stronger but also ever kinder, respectful, resilient and disciplined
  • Everything listed in previous belts
  • DACHIS (stances): uchi hachiji dachi, neko ashi dachi, shiko dachi
  • UKES (blocks): shuto mawashi uke, mae shuto mawashi uke
  • TETTSUI UCHIS: (hammer fist strikes)
  • Be able to move in neko ashi dachi while doing ukes and tettsui uchis (see above)
  • GERIS (kicks): kansetsu geri, yoko geri, mawashi geri
  • KATA: pinan sono ichi and sanchin no kata


    YELLOW BELT (6th KYU) – 5th belt
  • A student’s ATTITUDE is equally considered in any grading assessment. We wish to see students not only growing stronger but also ever kinder, respectful, resilient and disciplined
  • Everything listed in previous belts
  • SHUTO UCHIS (side of open fist strikes)
  • NUKITES (finger strikes) and HIJI UCHIS (elbow strikes)
  • DACHIS (stances): kake ashi dachi
  • UKES (blocks): mawashi gedan barai, juji gedan barai, hiji uke
  • Be able to move in kake ashi dachi
  • GERIS (kicks): ushiro geri x 3 methods (back kick), ushiro mawashi geri (spinning back kick)
  • KATA: pinan sono ni and pinan sono san